You need this one for your creepy crawlies collections. It would work well for Halloween time, too. The colorful spiders are partying at night, singing and dancing the dabke. In rhymed text, and with an interactive SCREAM, this will be a storytime hit. Includes back matter & music! #kidlit 📚👍🏼

Just in time to set things straight AMERICA'S FOUNDING MYTHS...AND WHAT REALLY HAPPENED! #MGLit #History #Nonfiction by Christy Mihaly & Marta Sevilla. Recommended at booksyalove.com?p=15394 . @barefootbooks.bsky.social @pubspotlight.bsky.social

“The premise of this ingeniously constructed book is simple: the examination and refutation of 13 myths about America’s founding” AMERICA’S FOUNDING MYTHS from @barefootbooks.bsky.social ysbookreviews.wordpress.com/2026/06/03/a...

From @barefootbooks.bsky.social AMERICA'S FOUNDING MYTHS...and What Really Happened's "design is as playful as Marta Sevilla’s art, which mixes archival images with cartoony illustrations" while Mihaly "explains how ... myths were generated" says @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/07/03/b...

America's Founding Myths...And What REALLY Happened! was featured in the @nytimes.com this weekend! Author Christy Mihaly explains "how such myths were generated" and "the book’s design is as playful as Marta Sevilla’s art". Read here 👉 www.nytimes.com/2026/07/03/b...

Librarian and youth literacy advocate @marylannireads.bsky.social interviewed Christy Mihaly, author of America's Founding Myths, about the inspiration behind the book and how it teaches the truth behind tall tales of American history. Watch the full interview! 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqP9...

Let @marylannireads.bsky.social introduce you to the newest from @barefootbooks.bsky.social AMERICA’S FOUNDING MYTHS www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvdJ...

I'm headed to Chicago for the American Library Association Annual Conference! 🎉 Pls come by to say "Hi" at one of my signings on Friday 6/26 or Sat 6/27! Who can give up a chance to snag FREE signed books, amiright?! 🥰 Hope to see you there! @fsgbooks.bsky.social @barefootbooks.bsky.social

We are so excited to share that The Remembering Candle & Kwesi and Nana Ruby Learn to Swim are 2026 Bank Street Best Children's Books of the Year! 🎉 Thank you to @bankstreetlibrary.bsky.social for these recognitions! Check them out here 👉 shorturl.at/VPs6p

Rise Up! is the Foreword Foreword Indies Juvenile Nonfiction Honorable Mention title! 🎉 Thank you to Foreword Reviews for this wonderful recognition, and congratulations to author Rachel C. Katz and illustrator Sophie Bass! Check it out 👉 www.forewordreviews.com/awards/winne...

'Home Away from Home' is a Books for Topics 2026 Recommended Read! ✨ Congratulations to author Nazneen Akbari and illustrator Rashin Kheiriyeh! And thanks to Books for Topics for this recognition 😊

#AmericanRevolution250: "Exploring What Really Happened" by @christymihaly.bsky.social. Stop by for a great post, peek, and real scoop on AMERICA'S FOUNDING MYTHS! AND the GIVEAWAY for this outstanding book! #edusky #skybrarians @barefootbooks.bsky.social bethandersonwriter.com/2026/05/29/a...

✨🎂 Happy Book Birthday to ‘Kindness Glows in the Dark' written by Gama Valle and illustrated by Mrinali Álvarez Astacio! Purchase 'Kindness Glows in the Dark’ NOW 👉 www.barefootbooks.com/kindness-glo...

New blog post up on our website! ✍️✨ "Teaching Information Literacy Through America’s Founding Myths" shares how to use 'America's Founding Myths' in your classroom. Check it out! 👉 www.barefootbooks.com/blog/post/20...

✨🎂 Happy Book Birthday to new books in the Roscoe & Ivy series: Always Pasta and The Waiting Room! These adorable board books focus on the daily life of a neurodivergent family – exploring new foods, finding way to make waiting fun, and more! Available now 👉 www.barefootbooks.com/the-waiting-...

Happy #BookBirthday @barefootbooks.bsky.social THE WAITING ROOM and simultaneously published in #bilngual format as La spa de aspera/The Waiting Room a “first purchase” says @slj.com www.slj.com/review/the-w...

And to go with this @barefootbooks.bsky.social also publishes today a #paperback edition of RISE UP!

there's more on the #bilingual front in #kidsbooks today too! Happy #BookBirthday to 2 editions of ALWAYS PASTA and SIEMPRE PASTA/Always Pasta from @barefootbooks.bsky.social

✨🎂 Happy Book Birthday to America's Founding Myths... And What REALLY Happened! Perfect for history lovers and myth busters, 'America's Founding Myths' arrives in time for the U.S. Semiquincentennial. Purchase 'America's Founding Myths' NOW on our website 👉 www.barefootbooks.com/americas-fou...

Happy #BookBirthday to AMERICA’S FOUNDING MYTHS from @barefootbooks.bsky.social @fuse8.bsky.social notes how it “takes our best known stories and then plugs in some facts…encourages media literacy by empowering young people to ask questions & check sources” afuse8production.slj.com/2026/02/08/p...

We are just so excited about our new book, 'America’s Founding Myths…And What REALLY Happened!', that we’ve released it 4 days early on our website! To celebrate, we're also offering 20% off SITEWIDE with the code MYTHSBDAY. Shop now 👉 www.barefootbooks.com

Students at Honiton Primary School in Devon, UK, shared their own “thief tales” inspired by our picture book, The Tear Thief – from “The Jealousy Thief” to “The Happiness Thief.” We absolutely loved seeing these creative stories 💙

We’re thrilled to share that Rise Up! has been named a 2026 Massachusetts Great Reads title and will be celebrated at the National Book Festival! 🎉 Thank you to Mass Center for the Book for this honor! Written by Mass author Rachel Katz, Rise Up! traces 25 moments of protest in American history.

📢 Calling all Boston area folks! Enjoy crafts, shopping, and story times at Barefoot Books this Saturday. Plus, don't miss the FREE concert for kids with Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter Joanie Leeds! 🎵🎉 Register here 👉 www.eventbrite.com/e/barefoot-b...

Go behind the scenes of the making of America’s Founding Myths with illustrator Marta Sevilla! 🎨⭐ Check out the full interview here 👉 www.instagram.com/p/DYFUiV2xTnN/ America's Founding Myths is releasing May 26 🇺🇸

Congratulations to @barefootbooks.bsky.social Thank You, Old Oak by Britt Crow-Miller. Amy Schimler-Safford, illustrator is on the #LongList for the #MABookAwards in the #picturebook category www.massbook.org/mass-book-aw...

Beautiful picture book post today in the form of Kindness Glows in the Dark by Gama Valle, illustrated by Mrinali Àlvarez Astacio. Out 02/06 for 6+ readers, huge thanks go to @barefootbooks.bsky.social @antswilkinson.bsky.social #KidlitUK #UKKidlit

Designers take note! We've extended the application deadline for our Summer 2026 Design Internship. See details on our website – don't miss out on this opportunity to gain hands-on experience in children's publishing! 👉 www.barefootbooks.com/about-us/car...

'Thank You, Old Oak' is a 2026 Massachusetts Book Award longlist title! ✨ 🎉 Written by Britt Crow-Miller and illustrated by Amy Schimler-Safford, 'Thank You, Old Oak' is a charming story about the lifecycle of a mother tree and the creatures who rely on her.

We are thrilled to share that 'Some Days I'm the Wind', written by @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social and illustrated by Dinara Mirtalipova, is honored as a 2026 Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts! 🎉 Check it out 👉 www.childrensliteratureassembly.org/notables.html

Hear author @gamavalle.com and illustrator Mrinali Álvarez Astacio talk about their new picture book 'La bondad brilla en la oscuridad / Kindness Glows in the Dark' on the Bilingual Book Buddies podcast! 📚🎙️ Listen to it wherever you get your podcasts 👉 linktr.ee/gamavalle#55...

BREATHE DEEP is a relaxing bedtime story that helps children bring awareness to their bodies before they engage in a breathing exercise to calm down. Children ages 3 and up will enjoy listening to this story as they prepare for bed” @barefootbooks.bsky.social yabookscentral.com/breathe-deep/

AMERICA’S FOUNDING MYTHS “delivers refreshing doses of reality that will deepen any reader’s understanding of our nation’s complex history and values” says @ala-booklist.bsky.social in a #StarredReview of this new title from @barefootbooks.bsky.social www.booklistonline.com/products/982...

Now selected as one of @ala-booklist.bsky.social ’s Top 10 #SEL #PictureBooks SOME DAYS I’M THE WIND from @barefootbooks.bsky.social “follows a little girl playing inside her home” www.booklistonline.com/products/982...

Happy #BookBirthday to @barefootbooks.bsky.social ! Now the liilest readers for explore DRAGONS and MERMAIDS with #SlideAndSee books in the #FantasticalCreatures series

✨🎂 Happy Book Birthday to ‘Dragons and Other Creatures of the Sky’ and 'Mermaids and Other Creatures of the Sea' written by Celeste Cortright and illustrated by Giulia Orecchia! Purchase 'Dragons' and 'Mermaids’ NOW on our website 👉 www.barefootbooks.com/mermaids-and...

New blog post up on our site! Author Ryan Rae Harbuck talks about the creation of her new picture book, 'When I Grow Up I Want to be a Chair' 👩‍🦽✨ Check it out 👉 www.barefootbooks.com/blog/post/20...

Happy book birthday to two brand new Barefoot Belly Time books! 🎂 ✨ These fun accordion books feature high-contrast illustrations by artist Juliana Eigner for infants' developing vision. Check out 'Look at the City' and 'Look at the Farm' 👉 www.barefootbooks.com/look-at-the-...

Our World: Iceland and Our World: Ireland paperbacks are out today! 🌍 Shop now 👉 www.barefootbooks.com/our-world-series

ANOTHER PICTURE BOOK POSTCARD! I love this fun postcard from Vo! 👩‍🦽💌✨ WHEN I GROW UP I WANT TO BE A CHAIR Author: @ryanraeharbuck.bsky.social Illustrator: Barry Lee Publisher: @barefootbooks.bsky.social Read Vo's postcard here: aprilberrybooks.com/when-i-grow-... #amreading #kidlit

📣 🥳 We're excited to share that we have acquired rights to 'Alex and the Squid' written by Meghan Wilson Duff (@mwduff.bsky.social) and illustrated by Nathalie Dieterlé – coming Autumn 2026! When Alex doesn’t have money for the school book fair, he makes a decision with giant consequences.

✨🎂 Happy Book Birthday to ‘When I Grow Up I Want to be a Chair’ written by Ryan Rae Harbuck and illustrated by Barry Lee! Purchase ‘When I Grow Up I Want to be a Chair’ now 👉 www.barefootbooks.com/when-i-grow-...

'When I Grow Up I Want to be a Chair' is available April 7th ⭐🦽💜 "Focused on a child’s shifting self-image, it’s a complex exploration of autonomy, identity, and support" – Publishers Weekly Preorder now 👉 barefootbooks.com/when-i-grow-...

We're thrilled to share that 'Music of the Mountains', written by @sabrinashahauthor.bsky.social and illustrated by Manal Mirza has been selected for inclusion in The Reading Agency's Summer Reading Challenge 2026, "Read to the Beat!" 💃 🎶 Check it out 👉 bit.ly/4ccV8mt

'America's Founding Myths...And What REALLY Happened!' is available May 26 🇺🇸🌟💡 ★ "Mihaly delivers refreshing doses of reality that will deepen any reader’s understanding of our nation’s complex history and values" – Booklist Preorder 👉 shorturl.at/NAGAP

Happy #BookBirthday to MARI AND THE GREAT MARKET SWAP from @barefootbooks.bsky.social which @slj.com praises as “A ­vibrant tale of island life, quick thinking, and community building, ripe for the classroom or group sharing” www.slj.com/review/mari-...

✨🎂 Happy Book Birthday to ‘Mari and the Great Market Swap’! "A ­vibrant tale of island life, quick thinking, and community building, ripe for the classroom or group sharing" – School Library Journal Purchase ‘Mari and the Great Market Swap’ NOW 👉 shorturl.at/z5c99

We're exhibiting at The Montessori Event! Now through Sunday, stop by booth #654 to learn more about our titles and walk away with some new books. Our amazing Community Bookseller, Kim McGuire, will be onsite and ready to help you purchase books for your classroom.

'Mari and the Great Market Swap' is available March 24 🥭☀️🌴 "A charming island tale with a message of community and connection” – Kirkus Reviews

SOME DAYS I'M THE WIND has been long-listed for the Anna Dewdney Read-Together Award! 🎉 Go to everychildareader.net/anna/ to vote for YOUR favorites to make the short-list by APRIL 17! (EVERYONE IS ALLOWED TO VOTE!) @barefootbooks.bsky.social @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social